VMware GSX 3 User Manual

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VMware GSX Server Administration Guide

One of the primary strengths of GSX Server is that it allows you to manage your virtual 
machines remotely — that is, from any machine that can connect to your GSX Server 
host. You are not restricted to interacting with your virtual machines only on the host 
on which they are stored.

Remote management has many components and levels. For a high level view of your 
GSX Server host, use the VMware Management Interface, a Web-based tool for 
managing your virtual machines and the server host. For more information about the 
management interface, see 

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If you need to interact with a virtual machine directly from a remote location — for 
example, if you need to maintain a database stored in a virtual machine — use the 
VMware Virtual Machine Console. The console displays your virtual machine in a 
window, and you interact with the virtual machine in this window as you would 
interact with a physical computer. For more information about consoles, see 

 in the VMware GSX Server Virtual Machine Guide.

For a more automated way to remotely manage virtual machines and the GSX Server 
host, use the VMware Scripting APIs. If you are connecting to a GSX Server host from a 
Windows remote machine, you can use the VmCOM and VmPerl Scripting APIs. If you 
are connecting to a GSX Server host from a Linux remote machine, you can use the 
VmPerl Scripting API. For more information, visit the VMware Web site at 

Another automated way to manage virtual machines is to use the vmware-cmd 
utility. For more information, visit the VMware Web site at 

Finally, you can use third party tools to remotely manage your virtual machines. You 
can use applications like VNC Viewer, Windows Terminal Services or Windows XP 
Remote Desktop. To view a virtual machine with VNC Viewer, you must modify the 
virtual machine’s configuration manually. 

The following sections further explore remotely managing virtual machines.